Durchführung von Assessments

The contract timeline is as follows:

The contract-framework has a fixed basic duration of 4 years, running from April 1, 2027, to March 31, 2031. There is a possible option for an additional 2 years, extending from April 1, 2031, to March 31, 2033. The contract becomes effective upon signature by both parties, specifically on the date of the last signature if they differ.

Key milestones and phases include:

• Evaluation: Scheduled for week 40/2026.
• Adjudication (publication on simap.ch): Scheduled for week 04/2027.
• Option deadline: The adjudicator must notify the contractor by October 1, 2030, at the latest, if they exercise the 2-year extension option.

The core scope of work for this tender involves the "Durchführung von Assessments" (conducting assessments). The primary goal is to support sustainable personnel acquisition, development, and retention, ensuring that employees with the appropriate competencies are effectively utilized and can develop their potential long-term, as well as assisting with strategic personnel and succession planning.

The required services and deliverables include:

Needed Services:

• Conducting selection assessments to aid in recruitment decisions.
• Performing development assessments as part of succession planning.
• Carrying out potential assessments and status determinations.
• These are primarily individual assessments.
• Creating analyses of personality profiles.
• Developing examination profiles based on the federal competence model and VBS leadership understanding, encompassing the Leader-Leader approach, transformational leadership, and armasuisse values.
• Preparation and execution of assessments in German, French, Italian, and English.
• Inviting candidates and providing them with information and questionnaires about the assessment process.
• Conducting structured interviews with precise, competency-oriented questions within individual assessments.
• Employing instruments/methods to validate personality procedures, psychometric tests, and case studies for perception verification during interviews.

Specific Assessment Types and Deliverables:

• Half-day Individual Assessments: These include a structured, approximately 4-hour interview with two assessors, a job-related personality description (self-perception), a management case study (typically leadership competence), an MBTI test or comparable instrument (as needed), and candidate debriefing.
• Full-day Individual Assessments: These consist of a structured, approximately 6-hour interview with two assessors, a job-related personality description (self and external perception), management case studies focusing on leadership and social competence, case studies on leadership and organization, and strategic and entrepreneurial thinking (as needed), a performance test (as needed), preparation and presentation of a short report (in the client's presence), an MBTI test or comparable instrument (as needed), and candidate debriefing.
• Online Assessments: The provider must offer an online solution covering normative test procedures (e.g., achievement motivation, action orientation, contact ability), ipsative test procedures (e.g., trained habits, behaviors in situations), and critically-oriented test procedures (e.g., intensity of traits). Test results must be evaluable within one day.
• Evaluation and Reporting: This involves creating individual written reports and results. The contractor must submit evaluations and reports to the client within 4 working days, followed by a brief discussion of individual results and development recommendations with the client before the final written report. Feedback discussions are to be conducted in the candidate's native language (D/F/I/E) as chosen by the candidate. Recommendations and development tips are to be provided to candidates, along with comparative evaluations, analyses, and recommendations per position for the client. Results are to be shared with candidates.

The services will generally be performed at the contractor's premises in the Bern area, with exceptions for armasuisse premises in Bern. The detailed scope of services and conditions will be further defined through call-off orders based on a framework agreement.